Delete a file with Files class
import java.nio.file.FileSystems; import java.nio.file.Files; import java.nio.file.Path; public class Test { public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception { Path newFile = FileSystems.getDefault().getPath("C:\\home\\docs\\users.txt"); Files.createFile(newFile); System.out.println("File created successfully!"); Files.delete(newFile); System.out.println("File deleted successfully!"); } }